Abstract
The present study investigates the dynamical properties of a fractional order coronary artery system and its control with uncertainties in the parameters. The fractional order model of the coronary artery system (FOCA) is derived using the Grunwald-Letnikov method and the properties of the FOCA system are discussed. Bifurcation plots of the system in the parameter space are derived and presented. The novelty of the paper is the identification of the multistable feature shown by the FOCA system, which has not been discussed in the research literature. Various coexisting attractors are also presented to show the multistability. An adaptive sliding mode controller is designed to stabilize the chaotic oscillations in the FOCA system. Numerical simulations are conducted to indicate the effectiveness of the controller.